Aminu Waziri Tambuwal

Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (10 January 1966-) was Governor of Sokoto State from June 2015, succeeding Aliyu Magtakarda Wamakko. He was a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) party.

Biography
Aminu Waziri Tambuwal was born in Tambuwal, Sokoto State, Nigeria on 10 January 1966, and he graduated from Usman Dan Fodio University in 1991 with a law degree. He was called to the bar a year later, and he was a very active member of the Nigerian Bar Association for years. He served in the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007 before serving as Deputy Chief Whip from 2007 to 2011, Speaker of the House from 2011 to 2015, and Governor of Sokoto State from 2015. He was a member of the All Progressives Congress party.